The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on July 15, 2021 has issued Central Motor Vehicles (Fifteenth Amendment) Rules, 2021 to further amend the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
The following amendments have been made:
• In rule 81, which specifies Fees, after serial no 15, following rules have been inserted, namely:
1. Rule 81C - Registration and Issue of certificate of registration for Vintage Motor Vehicles – Rs.20,000
2. Rule 81C - Re-registration/ Renewal of certificate of registration for Vintage Motor Vehicles – Rs.5,000
• Chapter III-A, which specifies SPECIAL PROVISION FOR REGISTRATION OF VINTAGE MOTOR VEHICLES, has been inserted, namely:
1. Rule 81A. Procedure of application and issuance of Certificate of Registration as a Vintage Motor Vehicle.– (1) An application for registration or re-registration of a vintage vehicle shall be made as per Form 20 and every application for registration shall be accompanied by,-
(i) a policy of insurance;
(ii) appropriate fee as specified in rule 81;
(iii) Bill of Entry in the case of imported vintage motor vehicles; and
(iv) old Registration Certificate in case of already registered vehicle in India.
2. Rule 81B. Form and manner of display of registration marks on Vintage Motor Vehicles. - (1) For fresh registration of such vehicles, under section 41 of the Act, the Registering Authority shall assign to a Vintage Motor Vehicle for display thereon, a registration mark consisting of the letters ―XX VA YY ****‖, where VA stands for Vintage, XX stands for State code, YY will be a two letter series and ―****‖ is a number from 0001 to 9999 allotted by State Registering Authority.
(2) The registration mark assigned to a Vintage Motor Vehicle shall be exhibited both at the front and at the rear of the vehicle clearly and legibly in the form of a license plate in the size and specifications related to registration plate and it shall conform to the specifications spelt out in rules 50 and 51 of these rules.
(3) All those vehicles which are already registered as Vintage Motor Vehicle shall continue to retain the original registration number and registration plate intact without any change.
(4) All such Vintage Motor Vehicles shall be exempted from the provisions of High Security Registration Plate as mandated under rule 50.
3. Rule 81C. Validity of the certificate of registration.– The certificate of registration shall be valid for a period of ten years and shall be renewable for subsequent five years thereafter.
4. Rule 81D. Sale and Purchase.– (1) Sale and purchase of vehicles registered as the Vintage Motor Vehicle is permissible provided the buyer and seller inform respective State Transport Authority and registration under the new owner’s name to be recorded and it shall be the joint responsibility of both buyer and seller that information in this regard shall be submitted to the authority within ninety days of sale and purchase.
5. Rule 81E. Restriction on uses. – Vintage Motor Vehicles shall not be driven or plied on the roads for regular purposes and shall not be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever.”
• Rule 92(2)(c), which specifies general rules, has been substituted, namely:
“(c) which is registered as Vintage Motor Vehicle.”
[Notification No. G.S.R. 492(E)]
